Two On The Mic: The Movement
Devin Morrison Interviews Joshua Swain.
The Movement‘s Ways Of The World was released June 7, 2019, and spent its first two weeks at #1 in the Billboard Reggae Chart. It’s already amassed over 5… Read MoreStart Rootfire Radio
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Clinton Fearon & Kevin Kinsella Acoustic Tour: Top Quality Reggae Across Generations
Montana and the Pacific Northwest are in for a rare reggae treat, the kind that doesn’t come around every Sunday afternoon. Clinton Fearon and Kevin Kinsella have teamed up for a string of acoustic reggae shows in early April that will hit… Read More
The “Or Die Trying Tour,” Pt. 2: Interview with Mike Garmany of The Holdup
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif – Mike Garmany’s just hit the lottery. Well, sort of.
It’s only a few hours before the final show of The Holdup’s “Or Die Trying Tour,” and himself and drummer Eric Bumb have just finished feeding a small sheaf of crumpled one-dollar… Read More
Keeping the Beat of the Scene: Tommy Benedetti – Drumming Beyond JBB
Sometimes you don’t realize how good something is until you try something else. Having grown up in Arizona, when I headed off to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music at the ripe age of eighteen the weather wasn’t the only thing that was different.… Read… Read More
A Matter of Time: An Interview with Protoje
photo credit: Chance Nkosi Gomez
I had a minor freakout when I received word that I’d be interviewing Protoje. I mean THE Protoje, the powerful performer who is an absolute champion of authentic Jamaican reggae. Protoje, who has over a decade of experience under his belt, who is a… Read More
Mosaic Foundation: Unity Is Strength
Pictured (from left to right): Ken Luk, Aaron Sprague, Lucius Snowden, Cha Cha Yao Foli, Michael Corey, and John-Paul Nawn, of Mosaic Foundation.
When I was younger, I used to find bands before they hit the mainstream, and selfishly keep them to… Read More
Improvising Greatness: Matisyahu Interview
Vision. Integrity. Fearlessness. These are characteristics that give an artist the edge to be great. The edge to succeed. The edge to stay relevant, particularly after arriving into the mainstream. Matisyahu has been a staple of the modern reggae community since his debut in… Read More
SOJA at Reggae Rise Up Florida 2018: Trevor Young Interview
Imagine showing up early to one of the hottest up-and-coming reggae bands in the country’s set, only to run in to the frontman, pitch your guitar care skills and get taken up on your offer to serve as guitar tech. You hit the road and every show… Read More